Category Archives: Local News
ENGLISH PRAIRIE QUILTERS GUILD QUILT SHOW COMING IN NOVEMBER
The English Prairie Quilters Guild quilt show will be on Saturday, November 9th from 9am to 3pm at Little Prairie Christian Church West of Albion on Rt. 15. Admission is $5. This year's raffle quilt i...
Oct 18, 2024
Nominations For 2024 Distinguished Healthcare Provider Of The Year Now Being Accepted
Each year at its Annual Foundation Dinner, the Hamilton Memorial Hospital District Foundation recognizes an individual (living or deceased) or a group who has made an outstanding contribution to the h...
Oct 18, 2024
WAYNE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE INVESTIGATING DEATH OF WAYNE CITY MAN
Local EMS personnel reponded Wednesday afternoon to a report of an unresponsive male at a residence in rural southwestern Wayne County. Wayne City Fire and Ambulance, the Wayne County Sheriff's Depart...
Oct 18, 2024
Fairfield Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Mike Cooper Honored As One Of The 90 Critical Access Hospital CEOs To Know By Becker's Hospital Review
Fairfield Memorial Hospital CEO, Mike Cooper was named to the 2024 edition of 90 Critical Access Hospital CEOs To Know by Becker's Hospital Review. Those honored were CEOs of critical access ho...
Oct 18, 2024
WAYNE CITY HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCES THREE STUDENTS NAMED ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS
Pictured (L - R: Jacob Thomason, Joel Beehn, Kylee Moore, and Principal Stephen Ellis) Jena Talbert, School Counselor at Wayne City High School announces three students have been named Illinois...
Oct 18, 2024
THE OLD VAUGHN'S BI-RITE BUILDING EAST OF FAIRFIELD IS GETTING A FACE LIFT
The old Vaughn's Bi-Rite Grocery Store building on the east edge of Fairfield is getting a face lift. According to sources, local contractors are sprucing up the frontage and entrance to the building ...
Oct 17, 2024
RAY TATE PLEADS GUILTY IN CLINTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT WEDNESDAY
Ray Tate pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Clinton County Court to multiple charges related to incidents following the fatal shooting of Wayne County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Riley in December 2021. During ...
Oct 17, 2024
MT. CARMEL MAN FOUND NOT GUILTY WEDNESDAY ON THREE FELONY COUNTS
Mt. Carmel resident, 30-year-old Jordan Evans is now a free man after a Wabash County jury found him not guilty on Wednesday of three felony charges related to an alleged altercation with an Illinois ...
Oct 17, 2024
RARE COMET VISIBLE IN THE NIGHT SKY THIS WEEK
There's a lot of excitement on social media this week about a comet making its debut in the night sky. The comet, named Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced SOO-CHEEN-SHAN), was discovered in 2023 and is set...
Oct 17, 2024
NORTH WAYNE UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION MET WEDNESDAY
The North Wayne Unit School District Board of Education met for their regular monthly meeting last (Wednesday) night with the board approving the following items on the consent agenda: Approved the mi...
Oct 17, 2024